<p><span class="deck">That’s what everyone agreed. Jim Thorpe was at the 1912 Olympics, but legend had to make him even more, and draconian rules had to take it all away</span></p>
<p>TR’s zeal for athletics helped lead to the emergence of modern sports in America, including interscholastic competition, the NCAA, the World Series, and the first Olympics in the U.S.</p>
